Which to use
“seguido” and “seguro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,289
- “seguido” frequency rank
- #1,410
- “seguro” frequency rank
- 4699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguido | seguro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que precede: | na ausência de perigo ou risco |
Where the eye mixes seguido and seguro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seguido runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against seguro's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between seguido and seguro
A purely visual mix-up. seguido (/se.ˈgi.dʊ/) and seguro (/sɨ.ˈɡu.ɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguido is recorded at frequency rank #3,289, classified as anadj, pronounced /se.ˈgi.dʊ/. seguro is at rank #1,410, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɨ.ˈɡu.ɾu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4699, this pair ranks #70,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seguido vs seguro
Shared letters: egosu. Private to "seguido": di. Private to "seguro": r.
"seguido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "seguro" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seguido" and "seguro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "seguido" vs "seguro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seguro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguido" and "seguro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saguão vs seguro". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #70,123 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.